The ETU is ramping up its campaign against the Ensuring Integrity Bill with an advertising blitz targeting key senators - and a vow to continue to the next election.
Ordinary unions have nothing to fear from the union-busting bill thanks to amendments now agreed with the government,Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick says.
Attorney-General Christian Porter says he's confident a"sensible compromise"can be reached over the government's industrial relations laws.
The influential mining lobby group,the Minerals Council of Australia,has backed proposed changes to a controversial industrial relations bill that would see union officials and unions that breach workplace laws accrue penalty points.
Attorney-General Christian Porter will"closely examine"a proposal to drop a public interest test on union mergers from the government's industrial relations laws.
Federal police have dropped their investigation into John Setka over allegations he criminally threatened crossbench senators in a bid to sway their vote.
A detailed report on the Parliament cyber attack is said to blame a Chinese ministry,but the government is reluctant to release an unclassified version.
Controversial union boss John Setka has launched an appeal against the Victorian Supreme Court's refusal to block his expulsion from the Australian Labor Party.
Crossbench senator Rex Patrick says the Senate"must protect its members".
Christian Porter is considering making further concessions to union-busting legislation after Rex Patrick demanded more changes to safeguard workers'rights.
Christian Porter may sacrifice his power to deregister law-breaking unions if it will enable the government to pass its union-busting legislation.